We have witnessed alot from Keane lately. It kinda started in the summer with his outburst and departure in the national squad,
And if that wasn't enough, the Keane-Theatre open again when his biography was released.
To top it, he got himself a red card for elbowing a former-team-mate in the nationale squad in the face.
I can't help thinking about Cantona, and what he had us endure.
Yes, and what was that he had us endure? Cantona surely was red to the very core of his soul. It showed in his agression, and at times it also got a physical, violent manifestation. He also produced pure magic. Without him Sir Alex Ferguson would still only be Alex Ferguson. I am sure of that. The 90's wouldn't been anywhere close to what we now remember them for. You can count that in silerware AND artistic luxury on the field.
I cannot say there is much similarity in the way these two legends play. But the personalities of them are perhaps not that different. And I am sure that United would have been a little less rich and famous without Roy Keane's leadership and whole-heartedly contributions over the last years.
And what did Roy Keane actually do? Let's look at the incident with Haaland first. He did what many, many, many players do every week in, week out: he took revenge (rightfully so, or not) and did a very dagnerous tackle against an opponent. He then, probably under-lined his revenge with some sort of verbal cursing or the like. Nothing is good with this. He DESERVES a lot of pain and punishment for those acts. AS DO ALOT OF OTHER PLAYERS EVERY WEEK. We see this in a number of games. It is not something we really want. It doesn't have to be like that. It produces a negative, destructive factor in the game. It steals from the quality. It will always be there, and hard tackles isn't bad. But stupidity is stupidity. Nuff said.
What was the really daft move here, was the book. THAT was the bummer. Both the act of writing it (player/writer), and the act of accepting it (club). What he actually did on the field doesn't put the football in disgrace MORE THAN MANY OTHERS DO EVERY WEEK. But writing about it takes it to another level all-together.
What he did in the summer with his national team is another dilemma. But I wouldn't say it is something the club or the club's core-fans have to think about. It is an issue for the national team, and the people supporting that team.
Should he be our captain? Should he be a United player? Well. What can I say? Depends on your politics, really. He isn't the smartes captain we've had. That is very obvious. He can be out-right damn stupid.
But boy, does he pack a punch...